29 Jun 1973
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Newspaper
Lovington Daily Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1973
Page
1
A satirical Leader column riffs on Watergate lists like the Watergate 200, jokes about office mail and box rents, cites a Kansas doctor suing the AMA for 132 500, and notes New Mexico teen drinking age debates and a Michigan driving crash rise. It ends with a quotable reflection on truth and repose.
Santa Fe reports say Senator Montoya's 1970 campaign funds are being reviewed after The Wall Street Journal alleged undisclosed origins of up to 100000 dollars. Secretary of State Fiorina will examine the disclosures and seek Norvell's interpretation of state law.
The Lea County Quarter Horse Association held its annual show at Jake McClure Arena Lovington on June 23 24 with a record 370 youth entries and 180 open division entries Judge C W Bubba Cascio of El Paso Texas led the event Winners included three high point youths with 11 and under Winns Lolly Pop shown by Elizabeth Hildebrand Bosque Farms NM and other top placements.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy said it remains an open question whether he will run for president in 1976 and will decide after the 1974 midterm elections. In a PBS interview he stated the time to decide would come sometime after those elections and acknowledged his responsibility to clarify his position.
Partly cloudy eastern plains with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers through Saturday and continued warm daytime temperatures. Clovis 66 to 102 Lovington 68 to 100 Artesia 70 to 104 Central Mountains and Las Cruces 70 to 105 with similar patterns.
Pat Sims of Lea County was elected vice-chairman of the Southeastern New Mexico Resources Development District at the annual meeting. Representing the Lea County Natural Resource Conservation District, Sims has served two years, during which the SNMRDD approved 35 applications and completed 45 projects. The six year total reaches 129 processed, with 59 completed. The volunteer district covers Lea Chaves and Eddy Counties and includes diverse regional representatives.
Farm bloc lawmakers said ongoing production cuts threaten consumer supplies and may bring shortages of chicks and eggs within months. They urged lifting the price freeze or replacing it with flexible base controls while noting impacts on milk hogs flour and fruits and warning of soaring prices if the freeze ends.
United Press International reports mixed editorials on Nixon's alleged political enemies list. Papers urge Nixon to publicly respond to Dean’s testimony about White House involvement in Watergate, while some urge caution and verification before judgment.
UPI reports the Bureau of Public Roads will allocate 14 million dollars to New Mexico for 8.4 miles of highway near Fort Sumner. State Senator Odis Echols says federal funds plus state matching will cover the project, including the bridge where a Texan charter bus and a cattle truck collision killed 19 last December. Bids set for July 20 with construction to begin soon after and finish by summer 1974.
Senator Montoya questioned President Nixon’s Aug 29 claim that a White House internal probe found no staff or government involvement in Watergate. Lawyer Dean testified that such a report should exist if the investigation was complete, tying the inquiry to White House records and potential disclosures.
President Nixon appoints Colorado Governor Jom A. Love as White House energy czar and creates a cabinet level Office of Energy and Natural Resources. He proposes a $10 billion crash program for energy research and a 7 percent energy-use cut over 12 months. A $100 million boost to accelerate existing projects and new research is authorized for the 1974 fiscal year beginning July 1.
Negotiators back a 5.6 percent benefit rise and higher employee payroll deductions to finance it. The plan would lift the maximum individual benefit by 108 dollars annually and raise the payroll tax by 35.10. The measure risks being tangled in fights over Cambodia bombing amid attached amendments.
Senate Watergate Committee chair Sam Ervin and vice chair Howard Baker stated groundwork for asking President Nixon to testify about the Watergate affair. The White House indicated Nixon would not appear. The senators argued only the president can answer the serious charges surrounding the case.
The city of Roswell is named in a $100000 damage suit filed in district court by the First National Bank of Albuquerque as administrator for the estates of two brothers, Booker T. Allen III and Howard E. Allen Jr., who drowned May 20 at Children's Fishing Lane in Spring River Park. Damages include funeral costs totaling $1,863.60.
Rose Ann Sutton and her husband collected a $1 million lottery prize after Sutton retrieved a discarded ticket. She initially tore the ticket and disposed of it but rechecked the numbers the next day and verified the ticket was valid at the state store.
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